Listen "S1E5. Soft Markets: Organic Doesn’t Scale"
Episode Synopsis
Conventional grain farms raise thousands of acres of crops and ship harvests to the elevator by the semitruck load. Can organic markets handle the harvest from a farm at scale? Agricultural commodity prices fluctuate up and down every few years. How can farmers hope to rely on the organic premium being there when they need it?Separate the wheat from the chaff and myth from reality with this episode's guests:Will Glazik, organic farmerAaron Butler, organic farmerBen Bowell, Oregon Tilth/NRCSRyan Koory, MercarisTell us what you think about the podcast by taking this short survey.Join our email list for periodic updates about OATS such as upcoming events, new podcast episodes, and articles on timely topics in the organic grain industry.A huge thank you to our sponsors:General MillsClif BarStonyfieldKing Arthur Baking Co.Organic Valleyand our fiscal sponsor, Organic Trade AssociationMusic from Blue Dot Sessions, Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe, and Free Music Archive. Sound Effects from zapsplat.com.
More episodes of the podcast The Dirt on Organic Farming
S3E6. It Happens: Not-So-Sweet Emotions
12/03/2025
S3E5. It Happens: Try Not to Bet the Farm
12/03/2025
S3E2. It Happens: Farming by Trial and Error
12/03/2025
S2E9. Crop Insurance: How Do I Sign Up?
11/03/2025